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    Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 10:16pm
One thing that hasn't been mentioned, is when you are greasing the Supr Lube hubs with a grease gun, you are supposed to spin the tire at the same time. So jack each wheel up before greasing & spin the tire. This helps the grease move through the back bearing without pushing past the seal.
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Our 2014 178 says that it has a Lippert axle too. But, like yours, it has a big old Dexter Axle sticker on it.
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Posts: 438 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Apr 2014 at 8:33pm
Dexter Axle has had sealed trailer bearings available for years...they call it Nev-R-Lube
It is a system so it can't be just swapped in.

http://l.b5z.net/i/u/6149609/f/product_flyers/Nev-R-Lube.pdf


Dexter axle is my preferred brand.    The component sheet that came with my 179 shows Lippert Axles, which is apparently wrong as there is a big ole Dexter sticker on it....


BTW I check bearing and tire temps at stops with an IR temp gun...can spot a problem coming pretty early with one.  The one I bought years ago was well over a hundred dollars, they can be had for $25 now!
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Jun 2011 at 11:13am
Its a relatively easy job, less than an hour, but it is obviously very messy on the hands.
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Posts: 14 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 10:33pm
I'll have to remember to do that from now on.  I put about 4,000 miles on my pod last year.  Greased the hubs, but didn't clean/repack them.  How difficult is that?  I have the Lippert super hubs.  That sounds like something I'd have the dealer do.
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Most people just feel the caps when they first get out at a rest stop.
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How do you check bearing temp during a trip?  Do you have to remove the cap?
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    Sealed bearings sounds great ! hopefully in time the trailer industry will catch up with better technology. I would rather spend my time camping or sailing Smile, than having to repack wheel bearings with grease.    
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jun 2011 at 12:28am

Originally posted by Outbound

I wish that someone would invent a sealed trailer bearing, perhaps packed with a bit more liquidy grease that would spread around more quickly and thoroughly after the trailer had been sitting idle for a few months... they wouldn't even have to pay me for the idea, just ship me a couple of the completed product. Wink

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I wish that someone would invent a sealed trailer bearing, perhaps packed with a bit more liquidy grease that would spread around more quickly and thoroughly after the trailer had been sitting idle for a few months... they wouldn't even have to pay me for the idea, just ship me a couple of the completed product. Wink
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